The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-10-08

Mrs. Mary E. Hipsley. wife of Mr.. e. G
IIipsley, president of tho Old Town Bank and
the well-known Gay street merchant, died at hel
residence in the city, on Thursday night last
aged IS years. Mr.. Hipsley's many friends in
Baltimore county sympathize with him in his be-
reavement
- 1t is said that soon as the 9th district
Democrats learned that certain Towsontown
"big chief" expected to attend their barbecue on
Saturday, they at once ordered an additional OK
to be roasted. The good people of the 5th-who
sometimes called "barrenites how to
size up man.
Mr.. Charles W. Lee, of Towsontown, has
sold his trotting horse "John w." to Mr.. John c.
Bosley, of the Sth district on private terms. The
horse has trotted below 2.40 and promises to do
much better. Mr.. Bosley will drive his new pur-
chase with his black stallion colt, and they will
make rafting team together.
William Bayley, aged 26 years, who lived
with his father at Marriottsville, Howard county,
committed suicide on Sunday night last by shoot
ing himself in the stomach with gun. He was a
married man, but was separated from his wife, and
it is thought that grief over this unpleasant state
of affairs led him to commit the rash act.
The vestry of the Episcopal Church at Refs
terstown, at meeting held few days ago, passed
a series of resolutions expressing their deep sense
of loss at the death of Mr.. Algernon Tillard, who
copy of the resolutions forwarded to the family
of the deceased, at Stukely Hall, Huntingdon,
England.
a couple who said they were from Boston,
came to Towsontown last week, procured license
and we're married by one of our ministers. The
gentleman who directed them to the parsonage told
the prospective groom that the minister's charge
would be $500. After the ceremony he handed
over that amount and departed an apparently
very happy man.
Mr.. J. w. Lee, of Towsontown, this week
finished putting in one of Gawthorp's hydraulic
rams for Mr.. D. H. Rice, on his farm at Cowpens
Station, Maryland Central R. r. The ram drives
the water several hundred feet and furnishes an
ample supply for the dwelling, barn, &c. The
arrangement is in all respects most complete ana
works very satisfactorily.
There was big trade in potatoes in the
neighborhood of Forest Hill, Maryland Central
R. r., last week and prices jumped up from 5O to
So cts. per bushel. In one day Messrs. Roe &
Tucker bought 1880 bushels for shipment to Bal
timore. 1t is said the potato crop in that neigh
borhood averaged about $50 bushels per acre.
One farmer raised 5000 bushels on IL acres OF
land.
The removed case of George Y. Wise against
the County Commissioners of Hartford county,
which had been on trial in the Circuit Court here
for about a week. came to q sudden termination
on Tuesday morning, caused by the illness Of Mr..
VIM. R. Bond, one of the jurors, who was unable
to appear. Accordingly the case went over and
it is said that it will not again be tried in this
court.
The funeral of Mr.. Thomas J. Myer took
place from his late residence "Roseland," near
Pikesville, on Saturday last, and was largely at
tended by prominent gentlemen. The pail bearers
we're Messrs. Randolph Barton, d. j. Foley, +. B.
Laurenson, S. Hamilton Caughy, Eugene Black
ford, James Shriver, John M. Littig and Herman
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etery.
Edgar G. Mitchell, son of Mr.. Joseph b.
Mitchell, of Towsontown, having attained the
highest general average at the examination of the
seventh grade pupils of the county public schools,
was awarded the gold medal for excellence at Go
vanstown school, on Friday afternoon. The honor
was conferred by Prof. Newell of the State Normal
School. Young Mitchell is pupil of Prof. B. G.
Reed, principal of that school.
Mr. Jeremiah Yellott and Mr.. Geo. Morgan
are the last remaining old residents of Dulany's
Valley, the former having lived there nearly all
his life and the latter over forty years. Among
those who have passed away in the last fifteen or
twenty years, and who were all old men, were
Capt. Joshua Marsh, Elijah Marsh, Jos. G.. Dance,
Frederick Smith, JAS Mays, Joshua Bosley, David
Longnecker, William +. Peerce, John Bosley,
Robert Gilmor, Joshua Jessop, Walter Booth,
Moses Rankin and John Yellott, some of whom
at one time owned nearly the whole valley and
whose descendants are still there. 1t is one of
the most beautiful and fertile sections of Mary
land and took its name from the Dulany family,
the name being still retained in the family of
Mr.. jeremiah Yellott.
The Proposed Crematory Makesit Warm
for the Living. The status of the lot on Charles
street avenue in the Belt, taken possession of by
the directors to the crematory, remains the same,
with the exception of rough frame house con-
structed on the lot, in which will be placed guard
night and day. The putting of the COWS and
their owner in possession and guarding with con-
stables on Tuesday was adopted by Mr.. Winfield
j. Taylor, consul, as a temporary expedient till
the injunction could be served upon the attorney
for the cremation company. This restraining
order of Judge Yellott was served Tuesdaylat 1880
a. M, and will prevent any disturbance of the
lot or building of crematorium till further order
of court. The property holders express them
selves as able and determined to protect their in
terests. A small portion of the fence erected by
the objecting property owners was torn down on
Wednesday. Mr.. Taylor says it was taken down
by men in the employ of Mr.. Philip Walsh, who
is the contractor to erect the furnace. Mr. Tay
lor says that it is likely Mr.. Walsh will be arrest
ed for contempt of an order of court.
A number Of gentlemen opposed to the crema-
tory held a meeting in Baltimore, on Thursday,
to consider the best means of defeating the cree
ton of the building Charles street avenue
Among those in attendance was Mr.. Walter B.
Brooks, Republican candidate for Governor. 1t
was determined to employ all necessary means to
prevent the erection of the crematory upon the
lot selected. Mr.. B. F. Horwitz represents the
company, and Mr.. Winfield j. Taylor the proper
ty owners in the vicinity.
These are the Melancholy Days.-An
exchange puts it this way The summer of 1887
is dead and gone-gone where the woobine twineth